"That's something that the beer industry has not really capitalized on."

An Italian study of more than 200,000 people found those who drank a pint a day, had a 31% decrease in heart disease risk. Beer can also raise HDL, the good cholesterol in your body.

A 2009 study found the high levels of silicon in beer can be good for bones! But too many could mean more fractures.

"We also know that there's a line between too much alcohol being bad for bones."

Harvard studies found beer can prevent blood clots and reduce the risk of stroke, and that a few beers a day lowered the risk of diabetes in middle-aged men by 25%.

Research in Europe found moderate beer drinkers had 30% higher levels of the disease-fighting vitamin B6 compared to non-drinkers

"But, you can't substitute a beer for your multi-vitamin."

Nixon says, moderation is key.

It's recommended women have no more than one drink a day and men, no more than two, because the organ systems that benefit from a few beers.

"Are the same organ systems that are comprised when you cross the line."

A few more benefits of beer, a study in Finland reports that men who drank a few bottles daily lowered their risk of kidney stones by 40% and research found marinating a steak in beer could reduce the risk of cancer.

It wipes out the majority of carcinogens that are produced when meat is fried in a pan.